May 12, 1988 - MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews acoustic guitarist Pat Donahue and singer-songwriter Peter Himmelman as they get ready to attend 1988 Minnesota Music Awards. Donahue and Himmelman share their thoughts about the coming out of the Minnesota music scene.
June 23, 1988 - On this Soundprint program, a profile of August Wilson, one of the most celebrated writers in contemporary American theater. In this portrait of the playwright, August Wilson shows how the rhythms and patterns from the 'sacred book of blues' are transformed into words and movement in his plays.
August 28, 1990 - MPR’s Stephen Smith profiles Kevin Locke, a Hunkpapa Sioux who is trying to preserve the language and art of Lakota music. Locke is one of few Native American musicians to make a profession of performing traditional flute music. The Lakota did not use written words, so their songs were recorded only in memory. The composition of these songs was within the domain of a relatively small group of people, known as the Elk Dreamers.
November 22, 1990 - MPR’s Garrison Keillor presents "A Minnesota Thanksgiving." Program contains numerous musical segments and readings to highlight the holiday season. Program was originally broadcast in 1977.
December 22, 1990 - An MPR broadcast of "The Year 2025," a 1990 drama presentation written and performed by children at ArtStart, a private local non-profit organization that involves children in arts and cultural activities.
February 22, 1991 - MPR’s Kate Smith reports on the play “Hmong Tapestry: Voices from the Cloth” by Jaimie Meyer and Michael Lenzen, and presented by the Hmong American Partnership Youth Program.
May 24, 1991 - Guthrie Theater actress Sally Wingert reads the Meridel Le Sueur essay, "I Was Marching.”
August 23, 1991 - On this special ‘Live at the State Fair’ of The Morning Program, hosts Jim Ed Poole and Dale Connelly discuss suggestions for a Minnesota State Fair song with local singer-songwriter Ann Reed and callers. Food and animals are the most popular pitches amongst listeners.
September 20, 1991 - MPR’s Kate Smith reports on jazz funeral of local musician and composer Red Wolfe. Smith interviews attenddees at funeral who reflect on memories of Wolfe.
June 22, 1992 - A broadcast of MPR’s The Morning Show at The Centrum, located at Concordia College in Fargo-Moorhead. Program contains skits, interviews, performances and readings.